Twenty years ago, Dr. med. Hans-Kaspar Schwyzer began systematically documenting shoulder prosthesis surgeries at the Schulthess Klinik. Thousands of cases later, this amount of data now provides unique insights for research and treatment. Together with his successor, Prof. Dr. med. Markus Scheibel, who now continues the project with his team, Hans-Kaspar Schwyzer reflects in this interview on the early days, the development, and the years of collaboration.

Our Head of Spinal Surgery, PD Dr Tamás Fekete, has been elected to the Advisory Board of the Swiss Scoliosis Association. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Dezsö Jeszenszky. The former Head of Spinal Surgery at the Schulthess Klinik was a co-founder of the association. 

New generations of artificial joints promise less pain and a faster return to day-to-day life. However, can we afford such innovations in the face of rising healthcare costs? A study conducted by our Hand Team answers this with a clear yes to a modern artificial joint for osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint.

Last week, Prof. Dr. med. Friederike Schömig paid us a two-day visit. She has been a professor at Charité Berlin since September 2025 and holds the professorship sponsored by the Schulthess Foundation.

We’ve been asking patients how they feel after operations in the form of special patient questionnaires for over 20 years. For the first time, we’re now comparing the results from two different questionnaires relating to the cervical spine. This is an important development in spine research because it will help us to understand which operations genuinely help patients.

A special milestone in hand surgery was reached in January: the hand surgery team at Schulthess Klinik successfully implanted the 800th prosthesis on the carpometacarpal thumb joint.

If the neck can be realigned as a result of a spinal operation, the effects can be positive on the whole cervical spine. This has been shown in a study by our spine team.

The physiotherapy team at our clinic can look back on an eventful year. Whether in elite sport, in the further training of specialists or in international scientific dialogue – our specialist teams were active in a variety of ways and contributed their expertise far beyond the clinic.

At the start of February 2026, Schulthess Klinik will have an exceptionally strong presence at the Paris International Shoulder Course. 

With a newly formed Board of Trustees and several new appointments, Schulthess Klinik is turning to a new generation of experienced managers for the Board of Trustees and medical departments as part of the scheduled succession planning for the start of 2026.